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45 single, Side A. RCA (PB-13944) (1984)
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"Medley: Winter Wonderland / Sleigh Ride" / "The Greatest Gift of All" is a double A-side single by Dolly Parton and Kenny Rogers. It was released on November 26, 1984, by RCA Records as the second and third single from Kenny and Dolly's Once Upon a Christmas album. Dolly's solo, "Medley: ​Winter Wonderland / Sleigh Ride" was written by Dick Smith, Felix Bernard, Mitchell Parish, and Leroy Anderson, while Kenny's solo, " A Christmas Song", was written by Mel Tormé and Robert Wells. Both sides were produced by David Foster and Kenny Rogers. Dolly's solo did not upon release in 1984, but reached number 70 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart in 1999.

Track listing

Side A
  • Medley: Winter Wonderland / Sleigh Ride   Dolly Parton (Dick Smith, Felix Bernard / Mitchell Parish, Leroy Anderson) 3:41
Side B
  • The Christmas Song   Kenny Rogers (Mel Tormé, Robert Wells) 3:10

Audio

Commercial performance

The Dolly solo, "Medley: Winder Wonderland/Sleigh Ride", did not chart during its initial release, but peaked at number 70 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart in January 1999. Kenny's solo, "The Christmas Song", failed to chart.

Personnel

Credits are adapted from the Once Upon a Christmas liner notes. ​The album liner notes do not give credits for individual tracks, so the credits below are for the album as a whole.
Performance
  • Dennis Belfield – bass
  • Erich Bulling – keyboard, synthesizer programming
  • Joe Chemay – bass
  • Jimmy Cox – keyboard
  • Victor Feldman – percussion
  • David Foster – keyboard
  • John Goux – guitar
  • Ed Greene – drums
  • John Hobbs – keyboard
  • Paul Jackson Jr. – guitar
  • Michael Landau – guitar
  • Paul Leim – drums, percussion
  • John Robinson – drums
  • Dolly Parton – lead vocals
  • ​Kenny Rogers – lead vocals
  • Neil Stubenhaus – bass
  • Fred Tackett – guitar
  • Kin Vassy – guitar
  • Randy Waldman – keyboard
  • Billy Joe Walker – guitar
Production
  • Debbie Caponetta – production assistant
  • Terry Christian – additional engineering
  • Larry Fergusson – additional engineering
  • David Foster – producer, rhythm arrangements
  • Tom Fouce – additional engineering
  • Stuart Furusho – additional engineering
  • Humberto Gatica – engineer, mixing
  • David Leonard – additional engineering
  • Laura Livingston – additional engineering
  • Jeremy Lubbock – string arrangements, rhythm arrangements
  • Bob Pickering – additional engineering
  • John Richards – additional engineering
  • Kenny Rogers – producer
  • Stephen Schmitt – additional engineering
  • Stephen Shelton – additonal engineering
  • Wally Traugott – mastering
  • Tommy Vicari – engineer